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Results 1 - 10 of 12 for Epidermis
  1. Aging changes in skin 
    ... divided into three main parts: The outer part (epidermis) contains skin cells, pigment, and proteins. The middle ... oil glands. The dermis provides nutrients to the epidermis. The inner layer under the dermis (the subcutaneous ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/004014.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Burns (image) 
    ... degree burns damage the outer layer of skin (epidermis) and cause pain, redness and swelling (erythema). Second degree burns damage the epidermis and the inner layer, the dermis, causing erythema ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1078.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Basal cell skin cancer 
    ... top layer of the skin is called the epidermis. The bottom layer of the epidermis is the basal cell layer. With basal cancer, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000824.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Lamellar ichthyosis 
    ... LI, the outer layer of skin called the epidermis cannot protect the body like the healthy epidermis can. As a result, a baby with LI ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000843.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Skin graft 
    ... layers of skin from the donor site (the epidermis) and the layer under the epidermis (the dermis). The donor site can be any ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002982.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Ecthyma (image) 
    ... streptococcus infection, ecthyma goes through the outer layer (epidermis) to the deeper layer (dermis) of skin, possibly ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17161.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Burn, thermal - close-up (image) 
    ... first degree burns cause only reddening of the epidermis (outer layer of the skin), as seen in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1831.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Ecthyma gangrenosum (image) 
    ... has eroded through the top layer of skin (epidermis). Ecthyma gangrenosum is a bacterial skin infection (caused ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2647.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Changes in face with age (image) 
    With aging, the outer skin layer (epidermis) thins even though the number of cell layers remains unchanged. The number of pigment-containing cells (melanocytes) decreases, but the remaining melanocytes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8691.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Squamous cell skin cancer 
    Squamous cell skin cancer affects the epidermis, the top layer of skin. Squamous cell cancer may occur in undamaged skin. It can also occur in skin that has been ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000829.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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